How do you pick a place to do PT

[losh]

So I just got ACL surgery on monday, and I gotta figure out where to do my PT at. I just don't know how to go about finding a PT program specialized towards skiers. I'm living in Denver so I feel like it really shouldn't be that hard, but I don't think all doctors understand what it means to be a heavy skier. I'm no pro, but 60-70 days a year on snow in the bumps, pow, and park puts stress on a knee that people who don't ski couldn't really understand I don't think. I just don't want to end up in some bunk ass PT program designed for people that do 0 strenuous activity, because how would I even know if it's bunk or not? Any help is much appreciated, I've never dealt with this shit before so I could use some advice from all you broken knee boys.

 

[OregonDead]

So I just got ACL surgery on monday, and I gotta figure out where to do my PT at. I just don't know how to go about finding a PT program specialized towards skiers. I'm living in Denver so I feel like it really shouldn't be that hard, but I don't think all doctors understand what it means to be a heavy skier. I'm no pro, but 60-70 days a year on snow in the bumps, pow, and park puts stress on a knee that people who don't ski couldn't really understand I don't think. I just don't want to end up in some bunk ass PT program designed for people that do 0 strenuous activity, because how would I even know if it's bunk or not? Any help is much appreciated, I've never dealt with this shit before so I could use some advice from all you broken knee boys.

I think it is all about the therapist you get and not really the clinic. Success probably more has a lot to do with how much you click with a person too so I'm guessing not everyone will connect with the same therapist. They should be focused on improving you from where you are not and setting you on track to get back to your previous activity level no matter what you do. I ended up at the Kaiser clinic because that is my insurance and 2 of the 3 therapists I saw were very good and the other guy seemed like a waste of my co pay. Good ones did seem to take an interest in my skiing which I think was just good bedside manner trying to click with me. They also tried to get me on balance boards and bosu balls and talked to me about how the different activities will be important for my goals and that was motivating. Ultimately you have to do the work yourself and they are just there to coach you

 

[danbrown]

Find 4-5 that accept your insurance. Look up each practice online. Hopefully they list therapists/qualifications. Call them, tell them what kind of recovery you're looking for. Pick the one that sounded the best.

 

[ReturnToMonkey]

Might be pricey but talk to the athletes or coaches on your mountain's teams and they might have some good specialized recommendations